Character,
Core, and Athlete Development

Woman owned and coached

Located in East Lake (Palm Harbor), Florida

About Our School
Founded in 2003, by Master Craig Metzger, TaeKwonDo Center for Excellence is a life passion. Master Craig discovered TaeKwonDo in 1983 and began his path towards his (ultimately) fifth (5th) degree black belt.  Master Craig started this school at the local YMCA with weekly classes, and eventually grew the business into one that would sustain its own location, right here in East Lake.  

The school was taken over, in 2021, by Master Craig's sister, who runs the school for the benefit of his children.  

Click below to read more about our founder, owner, and coaches.
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Traditional TaeKwonDo
Location: Fellowship Hall

Excellent class for beginners but open for all students.

05:00 PM - 06:45 PM
Sparring and Drills
Location: Fellowship Hall

Students will be sparring and practicing various drills that involve contact. Sparring gear is required, but new students may borrow gear from the school to start with and assessing whether or not the sparring activities are right for them.

  • 1555 Windmill Pointe Road, Palm Harbor, FL, USA
  • Fellowship Hall at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection.
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Rules & Concepts
TaeKwonDo Center for Excellence is focused on helping build strong, resilent, and productive students, citizens, and leaders.  When establishing the school, Master Craig Metzger determined that it was important to let the core tenants and foundations of TaeKwonDo to the heavy lifting in helping teach this, but he also established three rules that we ask all students to learn and abide by.   

Assuming these rules are adhered to, we think there is nothing our students can't accomplish.

RULES
1. When adults are speaking, stop what you are doing, look them in the eye, and listen.   

2. Choose productive activities (No horseplay).

3. Bring will and leave can't. (I can do it, I can keep going, I will do it.)

KEY TERMS & CONCEPTS

 FocusConcentrating all of your energy on the task at hand.  

Intensity- Trying your hardest, all of the time.   
 
Self-control- Being able to do something, but choosing not to.  

Integrity- Doing the right thing, all the time, even when no one is watching.  

Humility- Thinking of others, instead of yourself.  

Perseverance- Never ever, ever, ever giving up. 

Patience- Waiting nicely. 

Personal property- Something that belongs to someone.  

Personal space- A comfortable distance between people.       

Discipline- Doing what you need to do, even when you don’t feel like it.